Alongside stories about such legendary places as Georgia’s 17-hundred-90 Inn and Restaurant and Virginia’s Bunnyman Bridge, lay stories about Alabama’s Homewood Public Library, The Morrison Flagler Museum of Florida, and many others that will give the reader shivery feelings.
Written from the point of view of a folklorist and historian, most of the stories give a brief, although well researched, history of the location. Those that don’t make no bones about being a retelling of folklore. When combined, the two approaches make for stories that are spellbindingly interesting and give a haunted edge to the already elegant South.
Most interesting in this volume is that the author has provided not only the city and state but also the street addresses of the haunted sites as well as directions on how to get there. In some cases Brown has even included the telephone number.
Stories from the Haunted South is a good addition to any collection of folklore and haunted tales. Well written and presented, it gives readers just the right amount of research to verify the facts and just the proper balance of good storytelling to keep them enthralled.
Stories from the Haunted South
Alan Brown
University Press of Mississippi, 2004
307 pages
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